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Investment News 1 February 2026

Tech stocks brace for Alphabet, Amazon earnings as Nasdaq slip puts AI spending in focus

Tech stocks brace for Alphabet, Amazon earnings as Nasdaq slip puts AI spending in focus

The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.94% Friday to 23,461.82 as tech stocks stumbled ahead of key earnings from Alphabet, Amazon, AMD, and Qualcomm this week. Microsoft dropped 0.7% after a steep cloud revenue miss; Apple rose 0.4% on strong guidance. Investors are watching AI spending and the impact of Kevin Warsh’s Fed nomination as wholesale inflation jumped 0.5% last month.
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Microsoft slump sets up a big week for Big Tech stock prices as Alphabet and Amazon report

Microsoft slump sets up a big week for Big Tech stock prices as Alphabet and Amazon report

Apple rose 0.4% to $259.48 Friday, while Tesla jumped 3.3% to $430.41; Microsoft fell 0.7% to $430.29 and Meta dropped 3% to $716.50. Wall Street’s main indexes closed lower after Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as Fed chair and producer prices beat forecasts. Alphabet and Amazon report earnings this week, with the U.S. jobs report due Feb. 6. Investors remain focused on tech guidance and capital spending.
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Semiconductor stocks slide, setting up Advanced Micro Devices and Qualcomm earnings week

Semiconductor stocks slide, setting up Advanced Micro Devices and Qualcomm earnings week

The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 3.9% Friday, closing at 7,998.5, as chip equipment stocks tumbled and KLA Corp dropped 15.2%. Sandisk surged after raising its revenue outlook and extending a supply deal with Kioxia. Investors await earnings from AMD on Feb. 3 and Qualcomm on Feb. 4, along with the U.S. jobs report Feb. 6. President Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh for Fed chair weighed on markets.
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Bitcoin price slips below $78,000 as Fed pick jitters set up week ahead

Bitcoin price slips below $78,000 as Fed pick jitters set up week ahead

Bitcoin fell 1.8% to $77,511.80 on Sunday, extending its slide to 8% since Jan. 30 as traders reacted to Kevin Warsh’s nomination to lead the Federal Reserve. Weekend trading volume reached $65 billion, with prices swinging between $76,873.6 and $79,355.0. The market faces further tests from upcoming U.S. jobs data and central bank signals.
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GE Aerospace stock price up 2.7% into weekend as 10-K filing puts engine services in focus

GE Aerospace stock price up 2.7% into weekend as 10-K filing puts engine services in focus

GE Aerospace shares closed up 2.65% at $306.79 Friday, trading 7.4 million shares as Wall Street slipped. The company’s annual report, filed Jan. 29, does not reflect recent organizational changes; recast segment financials are expected before first-quarter earnings on April 28. CEO Larry Culp said LEAP engine production will rise 28% in 2025, with durability upgrades on track for mid-2026 certification.
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Roche stock price ends week higher — dividend vote and 2026 outlook set the tone for Monday

Roche stock price ends week higher — dividend vote and 2026 outlook set the tone for Monday

Roche shares closed Friday up 1.1% at CHF 350.70 after reporting 2025 sales of CHF 61.5 billion, a 7% rise at constant exchange rates. The board proposed a CHF 9.80 dividend. The company forecasts mid single-digit sales growth for 2026. Investors await updates on dividends in March and the next company briefing on April 23.
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SK hynix stock price: Korea export surge sets up Monday test for chip shares

SK hynix stock price: Korea export surge sets up Monday test for chip shares

SK hynix shares closed at 909,000 won Friday, up 5.57%, after South Korea’s January semiconductor exports jumped 102.7% to $11.7 billion. The company posted a record 19.2 trillion won quarterly operating profit and plans to cancel treasury shares worth 12.2 trillion won. Samsung will begin HBM4 chip production next month, while SK hynix ramps up new wafer output at its Cheongju fab.
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Apple stock price: AAPL closes higher, but chip squeeze and iPhone timing loom for the week ahead

Apple stock price: AAPL closes higher, but chip squeeze and iPhone timing loom for the week ahead

Apple shares closed up 0.46% at $259.48 after heavy trading and a volatile session. The company forecast March-quarter revenue growth above estimates but warned of processor and memory supply constraints. Apple confirmed it acquired Israeli AI startup Q.ai for about $1.6 billion. Reports suggest the standard iPhone 18 may be delayed to 2027, though Apple has not commented.
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Bitcoin price breaks below $80,000 after silver rout — and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sees American Express nearly catch Apple

Bitcoin price breaks below $80,000 after silver rout — and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sees American Express nearly catch Apple

Bitcoin fell below $80,000 Saturday, dropping 6.5% to $78,719 as the dollar strengthened after Donald Trump named Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. Ether slid nearly 12%, and crypto liquidations topped $1.6 billion in 24 hours. Investors pulled almost $1.5 billion from U.S. bitcoin ETFs this week. The wider crypto market lost about $111 billion in value.
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BitMine Immersion Technologies stock price: BMNR heads into Monday after Friday slide, ether drop

BitMine Immersion Technologies stock price: BMNR heads into Monday after Friday slide, ether drop

BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) fell nearly 6% to $25.10 Friday as ether and bitcoin prices dropped sharply over the weekend. The company disclosed president Erik Nelson’s exit in a Jan. 28 SEC filing, with $585,000 in severance. BMNR reported holding 4.24 million ether and plans to ramp up staking. Crypto-linked stocks showed mixed results ahead of Monday’s market open.
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Stock Market Today

National Grid share price: what to know before London reopens after BoE signal

National Grid share price: what to know before London reopens after BoE signal

7 February 2026
National Grid shares closed at 1,285 pence in London on Friday, up 0.23%. The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% after a close vote, signaling possible cuts if inflation falls. National Grid announced a wireless power transmission study with Space Solar and marked five years of IFA2 interconnector operations. Its U.S. ADR ended at $88.06, up $1.17.
BAE Systems share price rises into weekend — what to watch before Monday’s London open

BAE Systems share price rises into weekend — what to watch before Monday’s London open

7 February 2026
BAE Systems shares closed up 1.2% at 1,879 pence on Friday, tracking gains in European defence stocks. The company’s market value stands near £54.8 billion. Investors await BAE’s full-year results on Feb. 18 for updates on cash returns and orders. GXO Logistics renewed and expanded its contract to support BAE’s Type 26 frigate program in Scotland.
Barclays share price jumps into earnings week as BoE rate-cut bets shift the story

Barclays share price jumps into earnings week as BoE rate-cut bets shift the story

7 February 2026
Barclays shares closed up 2.7% at 479.1 pence on Friday, outperforming the FTSE 100 ahead of next week’s full-year results. Trading volume was 18.8 million shares, well below the 50-day average. A split Bank of England vote on rates led traders to price in more UK rate cuts, sending sterling down 0.6%. Barclays announced non-executive director Mary Francis will retire in May.
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